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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

4.4b Business Investment

Chain volume measure (a): annual change - per cent

September

quarter

December

quarter

March

quarter

June

quarter

Annual

1963-64

8.4

10.8

2.1

19.4

10.5

1964-65

10.7

11.5

10.8

12.6

11.3

1965-66

13.7

11.3

15.1

-1.5

9.4

1966-67

0.5

-1.7

0.2

1.5

0.1

1967-68

3.7

7.7

3.5

9.2

6.2

1968-69

9.5

14.0

9.8

15.1

12.1

1969-70

4.3

0.2

3.6

1.7

2.5

1970-71

8.2

10.1

21.5

12.4

12.5

1971-72

12.8

0.6

-13.0

-12.2

-2.8

1972-73

-11.6

-4.1

1.7

6.7

-2.6

1973-74

1.1

10.1

7.6

-0.8

4.4

1974-75

0.2

-13.1

-11.8

-6.3

-7.8

1975-76

-3.0

-2.8

2.2

4.5

0.2

1976-77

-2.8

11.5

3.9

-3.0

2.2

1977-78

3.0

-4.6

-0.1

13.2

2.7

1978-79

16.7

21.0

17.4

5.7

14.9

1979-80

-1.0

-6.4

-5.6

-0.8

-3.5

1980-81

13.9

12.7

18.7

22.5

17.3

1981-82

10.9

21.2

11.8

5.2

11.9

1982-83

-3.5

-10.0

-17.4

-20.8

-12.7

1983-84

-8.9

-10.5

3.8

10.4

-2.3

1984-85

5.6

10.8

24.0

18.2

14.6

1985-86

22.8

15.8

-3.8

-0.4

7.6

1986-87

-6.2

10.0

2.8

11.8

4.5

1987-88

17.2

5.8

21.0

17.5

15.2

1988-89

5.2

11.7

16.4

12.2

11.5

1989-90

18.7

5.9

-7.3

-14.7

-0.3

1990-91

-12.0

-15.0

-14.5

-14.7

-14.0

1991-92

-15.5

-15.1

-8.4

-2.9

-10.8

1992-93

-7.4

19.3

5.4

7.2

5.9

1993-94

11.3

-7.5

14.0

11.7

6.9

1994-95

18.9

24.9

15.4

19.1

19.4

1995-96

12.8

6.6

9.3

11.2

10.0

1996-97

16.1

17.6

14.3

21.9

17.6

1997-98

9.7

9.7

24.3

-4.2

9.5

1998-99

12.0

(a) Private gross fixed capital formation for other buildings and structures and machinery and equipment. Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted. Reference year for chain volume measure is 1996-97.

Source: National Income and Expenditure, ABS (5206.0)

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